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' Dana White's Challenger Set': Time 8 results, just how to watch and also a lot more

.Sep 10, 2024, 10:15 PM ET" Dana White's Contender Series" profits for Season 8 on Aug. 13. The program, which has been a pipe to the UFC for top talent from around the world, has assisted the UFC find several of the very best fighters in the sport today featuring bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley and also previous lightweight heavyweight champ Jamahal Hill.There are actually also several leading prospects that have discovered a house in the UFC by means of the series such as Bo Nickal, Port Della Maddalena, Payton Talbott, and Jailton Almeida. Will definitely Time 8 of DWCS produce the sport's next potential star?Here are actually the fighters to check out, matchups and come from each week: Laura Sanko's top competitors to watchESPN consulted with UFC professional Laura Sanko to receive a checklist of the competitors she is very most delighted to view on this time of DWCS. "There is a surfacing motif this year," Sanko said to ESPN. "A number of the boxers a definitely young, but they look ready for this stage. They pass the eye test greater than the boxers in previous years." Austin Bashi, featherweightRecord: 12-0Age: 22Fighting away from: West Bloomfield Town, MichiganBashi is just one of the very best prospects in all of MMA. He gets in DWCS Time 8 having ended up each of his final 4 rivals (three entries, one KO). He possesses a fumbling background, however he possesses striking that his rival has to respect. In spite of his grow older, Bashi has actually presently faced and also beaten top-level competition. Merely 2 matches earlier, he sent Askar Askar yet another highly-touted possibility. Bashi possesses what it takes to be a champ one day.Artem Vakhitov, light heavyweightRecord: 2-1Age: 33Fighting out of: Prokopyevsk, RussiaVakhitov possesses little bit of qualified MMA expertise, however he is a previous Splendor kickboxing champ. Most particularly, Vakhitov was the final fella to beat UFC light heavyweight champ Alex Pereira in kickboxing. Which is actually why he's making this move, he's coming for Pereira.How to view the fightsWatch "Dana White's Opponent Collection" on ESPN+: Obtain ESPN+ here.There's additionally FightCenter, which gives stats and also review for every UFC and also DWCS card.' Dana White's Competitor Collection' matchups as well as outcomes: Week 1 leads: Welterweight: Rami Hamed def. Ding Meng through consensual decision * Featherweight: Jose Delgado def. Ernie Juarez through KO1 * Males's flyweight: Lone'er Kavanagh def. An Tuan Ho by KO1 * Middleweight: Mansur Abdul-Malik def. Wesley Schultz by TKO2 * Illumination big-time: Bruno Lopes def. Mikheil Sazhiniani by TKO2 * Kavanagh, Delgado, Lopes and also Abdul-Malik were each granted a UFC contractWeek 2 results: * Welterweight: Andreas Gustafsson def. Rub Pytlik through TKO2 * Heavyweight: Rizvan Kuniev def. Hugo Cunha through TKO1 * Gentlemens's bantamweight: Cortavious Romious def. Michael Imperato through consensual decisionMiddleweight: Torrez Finney def. Cameron Rowston by consensual choice * Guys's bantamweight: Cody Haddon def. Billy Company through SUB1 * Haddon, Romious, Kuniev as well as Gustafsson were each awarded a UFC contractWeek 3 end results: * Featherweight: Bogdan Grad def. Michael Aswell by split decision * Men's bantamweight: Malcolm Wellmaker def. Adam Bramhald by KO1 ** Males's flyweight: Nick Piccininni def. Jack Duffy by split decision * Middleweight: Andrey Pulyaev def. Liam Anderson through unanimous decision * Middleweight: Marco Tulio def. Matthieu Duclos by TKO2 * Wellmaker, Tulio, Grad and Pulyaev were actually each granted a UFC agreement ** Piccininni as well as Duffy were actually supplied a rematch at DWCS Period 8, Incident 10Week 4 outcomes: * Welterweight: Seok Hyun Ko def. Igor Cavalcanti through consensual selection * Middleweight: Djorden Santos def. Will definitely Currie by consentaneous selection * Featherweight: Austin Bashi vs. Dorian Ramos by SUB2 * Women's flyweight: Yuneisy Duben def. Shannon Clark through KO1 * Lightweight: Quillan Salkilld def. Assess Young through consensual selection * Salkilld, Duben, Bashi, Santos, and Ko were each granted a UFC contractWeek 5 results: * Lightweight big-time: Navajo Stirling def. Phil Latu TKO2Middleweight: Yousri Belgaroui def. Taiga Iwasaki by TKO3 * Featherweight: Josias Musasa def. Otari Tanzilovi through split choice * Women's flyweight: Nicolle Caliari def. Corinne Laframboise by SUB1 * Caliari, Musasa and also Stirling were actually each awarded a UFC contractWeek 6 matchups: Guys's bantamweight: Aaron Tau vs. Elijah SmithHeavyweight: Talisson Teixeira vs. Arthur LopesWelterweight: Joey Hart vs. Benjamin BennettMiddleweight: Ateba Gautier vs. Yura NaitoLightweight: Ahmad Hassanzada vs. Dylan MantelloWeek 7 matches: Heavyweight: Bailey Schoenfelder vs. Danylo VoievodkinWelterweight: Daniel Frunza vs. Vadym KutsyiLight heavyweight: Kevin Christian vs. Francesco MazzeoWeek 8 competitions: TBAWeek 9 competitions: TBAWeek 10 matches: TBA.